DrawingsAmerican19th century

Character from a French Opera; verso: Two Male Nudes on a Promontory

c. 1862 - 1875

Artists

William RimmerArtist

Description

Yellowed handprint at u.r.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on off-white wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

15.4 x 19.7 cm (6 1/16 x 7 3/4 in.)

Provenance

From the artist to his daughter Caroline Hunt Rimmer, at his death, 1879; to her niece Edith Rimmer Durham Simonds, 1918; purchased by the Fogg Art Museum, 1936.

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